When Overland meets ThunderRidge for the Class 5A state title on Saturday night, it will pit two of the state’s top big men against one another.

Overland junior De’Ron Davis and ThunderRidge senior Zach Pirog are the two 6-foot-10 centers who led their respective teams to the championship game. After ThunderRidge beat Eaglecrest to get a place in the finals, Pirog said he welcomed a meeting with Davis in the big game.

“It would be awesome. I haven’t had a chance to play him yet this season, but it would be a challenge for me and a challenge for him,” Pirog said after the ThunderRidge-Eaglecrest game on Friday. “It would be a great grudge match, for sure.”

The two have met once before in the high school level, but the matchup was much more subdued. In 2003, ThunderRidge topped Overland 67-57 in the second round of the playoffs. A freshman Davis scored 11 points and grabbed just three rebounds. Pirog sat on the bench.

Overland’s De’Ron Davis poses for a portrait at the Downtown Aquarium on April 2, 2014. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, ReadyFitGo and A N’ A Basketball will kick off the basketball season on Saturday at Overland with an all-star high school game featuring several of the state’s top players.

Before he reports to training camp, Lawson, along with Nick Graham of A N’ A Basketball, will form two teams for a game, including 6-foot-9 power forward De’Ron Davis of Overland, a junior and one of the nation’s top recruits. Davis, who was offered by Indiana before he put on a varsity uniform, also is courted by the likes of Arizona, Kansas and UCLA.

Invitations to play in the game also have been sent to the likes of Denver East’s Brian Carey, Chaparral’s Jake Holtzmann and Arvada West’s Thomas Neff.

Complete rosters are to be set on Wednesday.

The all-star game will tip off at 4 p.m. and is free of charge to the public.

Overland’s De’Ron Davis poses for a portrait at the Downtown Aquarium on April 2, 2014. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

It’s still four months until the high school boys basketball season starts, but here’s an early look at the top high school boys basketball players for the class of 2016, according to Rivals, Scout and ESPN.

At the top is Overland center De’Ron Davis, who’s widely considered one of the top prospects in the country.

Only players who received two stars or more from at least one of the recruiting services are included. Who do you think was left out? Who do you think is overrated?

Overland’s De’Ron Davis poses for a portrait at the Downtown Aquarium on April 2, 2014. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

Overland sophomore De’Ron Davis is going to participate in the 12th annual Adidas Eurocamp, which will take June 7-9 in Treviso, Italy, according to Colorado Hawks director Greg Willis.

Davis will play for the under-18 Adidas USA Select squad. Other teams that will participate include the France U20 men’s national team and the Chinese Development National Team. The three-day event is the the only NBA sanctioned pre-draft camp outside of the United States, according to Adidas.

“It’s really unique that he’s going to go,” Willis said.

It’s not the first time the 6-foot-10 center is facing international competition. Davis and Trail Blazers teammate Austin Conway represented the USA 2015/16 Red team at the Adidas Nations Global 2013 tournament last August.

Players who have participated in past Eurocamps include Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari and guard Evan Fournier.

Davis led Overland to a 20-7 record and an appearance in the 5A state semifinals last season while averaging 15 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks.

De’Ron Davis of Overland High School is photographed after the presentation in the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO on March 11, 2013. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

Overland and Cherokee Trail played a marathon of game Friday night. Led by De’Ron Davis’ 46 points and 21 rebounds, Overland emerged victorious after five overtimes, winning 111-107 against the host team.

The five overtimes were the third most all-time and most for a game between two big schools, according to CHSAA records.

“We were on the bench just laughing,” Cherokee Trail coach Morgan Gregory said. “How long was this going to go?”

The combined 218 points are third all-time. Cherokee Trail’s 107 points ties a state record for most points in a losing effort.

De’Ron Davis of Overland High School is photographed after the presentation in the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO on March 11, 2013. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

They may be talking about this one for years.

Overland’s De’Ron Davis was simply dominant and the Trailblazers needed every last bit of it to hold off Cherokee Trail on Friday night. The 6-foot-9 sophomore scored 46 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead Overland to a wild 111-107 victory over Cherokee Trail in a Class 5A Centennial League game that went to five overtimes.

Cherokee Trail’s 107 points tied the all-time state record for most points in a losing effort with Niwot, which lost to Thompson Valley in the 1988-89 season. The combined 218 points is the third most all time in a game — Bear Creek and Poudre scored 242 in the 1972-73 season to top the list.

Davis made 17 field goals, all inside the 3-point line. He also was 12-of-16 at the free-throw line. Four others reached double figures for the Trailblazers. Junior Austin Conway had 16, Tre Thomas and T’Arewn WIllaims each had 11 and Reggie Gibson 10.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.